Juggling a precarious balance between his physical and addiction recovery efforts, former cop Jack Taylor investigates the work of a vigilante killer who has been sending him cryptic invitations to join him, an effort that jeopardizes Taylor's livelihood, friends and mental health.

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Juggling a precarious balance between his physical and addiction recovery efforts, former cop Jack Taylor investigates the work of a vigilante killer who has been sending him cryptic invitations to join him, an effort that jeopardizes Taylor's livelihood, friends and mental health.

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Praise for "Purgatory" "The things Jack witnesses these days . . . would cause a saint to go blind. And Jack, whose heroism is fueled by 'plain old-fashioned rage, bile and bitterness, ' is no saint. Never was, never will be. Amen."--"New York Times Book Review" "Excellent. . . . Bruen maintains his trademark hip references and highly poetic style, but fans expecting the usual are in for some shock therapy, as he busts out one series-changing surprise after another."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "Bruen's storytelling style, a stream-of-consciousness mix of prose and verse, strips away Galway's tourist-board facade and offers a darkly comic social commentary. . . . Noir fans will find what they love here."--"Booklist" (starred review) "Bruen is an Irish treasure, holding his own in a line of literary giants including Joyce, Yeats, Wilde and Beckett. . . . "Purgatory" may be the best of the Jack Taylor series."--Shelf Awareness "Another fine installment in the series that defines Irish noir."--"BookPage" "Strangely poetic. Bruen uses the automatic weapon's staccato burst writing style, lacing it with current event allusions."--"Huntington News" "One of the most sublime pleasures in crime fiction is reading a new book by Ken Bruen. For almost twenty years now, he's been delighting mystery and noir audiences with his stunning, poetic books of the shadowy side of life. . . . "Purgatory" is one of the darkest books yet. . . . This is real writing, the likes of which we are blessed to behold."--"Strand Magazine" "Gleefully profane and joyfully blasphemous, the prose in Ken Bruen's Jack Taylor books is so unapologetically lyrical and right that it fooking hurts. . . . No matter how black Bruen paints it, there is also an unabashed celebration of life here. To read these books is to fly."--"Mystery Scene" "Bruen is as quietly unflinching and honest an author as you are likely to encounter. . . . EverybodPer saperne di più…

"Juggling a precarious balance between his physical and addiction recovery efforts, former cop Jack Taylor investigates the work of a vigilante killer who has been sending him cryptic invitations to join him, an effort that jeopardizes Taylor's livelihood, friends and mental health."@en